Based on the requests from the Highway Department, the town will reimburse for mailbox materials up to $60. The department will replace these boxes at its discretion only and will not reimburse posts that were already deemed unstable and have evidence of dry rot.

The department also will have written material on hand at its headquarters to help residents avoid a conflict with a plow truck, such as how to anchor the mailboxes into the ground and how far they should be located from the street.

Selectman Thomas Pires expressed concerns about elderly residents who encounter this issue. Selectmen Chairman Dean Cronin, citing his conversations with Highway Surveyor Thomas Ferry, said the department will still install some posts on a case-by-case basis.

After the meeting, Cronin said downed mailboxes by highway trucks are rare. He said approximately three per winter season are knocked down.

Selectmen on Wednesday also approved some new Highway Department regulations, forcing personnel to wear safety belts and vests and restricting cell phone use for work and emergencies only.

Pires questioned one policy that states that employees must call in an absence by a set time. He said employees that get into accidents might have an issue with that.

Menges indicated that exceptions can be made for emergency circumstances.

In other town news on Wednesday, Eagle Scout hopeful Kristopher Munroe proposed sprucing up a veterans memorial outside of Town Hall.

“When you think of Dighton, it is right here,” Munroe said of the memorial. You want it to look the best so when people drive by Dighton they say it is clean and well-kept.”

Munroe proposed building a brick walkway for his Eagle Scout project.

Dighton Veterans agent Donald Hirschy requested some more details before giving him clearance.